Congress chief Kharge visits Ambedkar’s memorial, Azad’s ‘mazaar’; pays homage to them
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NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday visited the memorial and ‘mazaar’ of B R Ambedkar and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, and paid tributes to the 2 freedom fighters and former Union ministers.
After visiting Ambedkar’s memorial right here, Kharge posted a quote of the previous regulation minister and the chief architect of the Constitution on Twitter. “Bhakti in religion may be a road to the salvation of the soul. But in politics, Bhakti or hero-worship is a sure road to degradation and to eventual dictatorship. Visited Dr B.R. Ambedkar Memorial in Delhi today and paid floral tributes to Babasaheb,” Kharge, who took over as Congress chief on Wednesday, mentioned in a tweet and posted footage of him paying homage to Ambedkar on the memorial.
Kharge additionally visited the ‘mazaar (grave)’ of Azad right here and paid floral tributes to India’s first Education Minister.
Mallikarjun Kharge paying tributes to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad at his grave in New Delhi. (Photo | PTI)
“Paid floral tributes to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad at his mazaar in Delhi. A revolutionary freedom fighter and India’s First Education Minister, he believed in our country’s democratic and secular credentials and strongly opposed the idea of partition on religious lines,” Kharge mentioned on Twitter.
Ahead of his taking up as Congress chief, Kharge had visited Rajghat on Wednesday and paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi.
He had additionally visited the memorials of former prime ministers Jawaharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi and former deputy prime minister Jagjivan Ram, and paid tributes to the leaders.
On Wednesday, Kharge took cost because the Congress’ first non-Gandhi president in 24 years, citing Rahul Gandhi’s slogan “daro mat” to energise staff and declaring that the social gathering will demolish the federal government’s “system of lies, treachery and hatred”.
Kharge, 80, had defeated Shashi Tharoor to win the Congress presidential election, to succeed Sonia Gandhi.
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday visited the memorial and ‘mazaar’ of B R Ambedkar and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, and paid tributes to the 2 freedom fighters and former Union ministers.
After visiting Ambedkar’s memorial right here, Kharge posted a quote of the previous regulation minister and the chief architect of the Constitution on Twitter. “Bhakti in religion may be a road to the salvation of the soul. But in politics, Bhakti or hero-worship is a sure road to degradation and to eventual dictatorship. Visited Dr B.R. Ambedkar Memorial in Delhi today and paid floral tributes to Babasaheb,” Kharge, who took over as Congress chief on Wednesday, mentioned in a tweet and posted footage of him paying homage to Ambedkar on the memorial.
Kharge additionally visited the ‘mazaar (grave)’ of Azad right here and paid floral tributes to India’s first Education Minister.
Mallikarjun Kharge paying tributes to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad at his grave in New Delhi. (Photo | PTI)
“Paid floral tributes to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad at his mazaar in Delhi. A revolutionary freedom fighter and India’s First Education Minister, he believed in our country’s democratic and secular credentials and strongly opposed the idea of partition on religious lines,” Kharge mentioned on Twitter.
Ahead of his taking up as Congress chief, Kharge had visited Rajghat on Wednesday and paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi.
He had additionally visited the memorials of former prime ministers Jawaharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi and former deputy prime minister Jagjivan Ram, and paid tributes to the leaders.
On Wednesday, Kharge took cost because the Congress’ first non-Gandhi president in 24 years, citing Rahul Gandhi’s slogan “daro mat” to energise staff and declaring that the social gathering will demolish the federal government’s “system of lies, treachery and hatred”.
Kharge, 80, had defeated Shashi Tharoor to win the Congress presidential election, to succeed Sonia Gandhi.
